Beautiful Things & Red Shoes

#1

Dorothy´s ruby slippers.

Actually they were described as silver shoes, but with Technicolor rising and it´s raving possibility to make colours shine on the silver screen, the MGM creators decided to make them ruby red. I really belive that every little girl wants to 

wear  a pair those at some point in her life ;)

#2

a Wizard of Oz tribute for the Fashion Week 2008 in New York

where designers such as Manolo Blahnik and Christian Louboutin recreated Dorothy’s ruby slippers using Swarovski crystals. 

#3

speaking of the colour red, shoes and technicolor...

The Red Shoes 

(1948)

an interesting film. visionary in its setting & background pictures, which 

tend to transform in quite wonderful dream-like landscapes.

nevertheless I was quite puzzled after I´ve finishes watching this technicolour feast of bursting colours and couldn´t help myself but thinking of another motion picture. one that made quite an impression on the world audience lately...speaking of Black Swan and striking similarities between these two films. 

#4
"There´s no place like home. There´s no place like home. There´s no place like home"
found on Flikr

pssst!..guess what? 
I love the socks :)

#5

Blood Red Shoes- Heartsink

Album -Fire Like This

#6

stitching

as found on Myrtle & Eunice


& last but not least...#7

• which brings me to the last point: 
• 
  
• how to make your own pair of ruby slippers?
•  (such as heels, ballerinas or Mary Jane's)
• red paint, glitter, sequins
• hot glue gun 

• step 1:
  find the perfect pair of shoes. 
• 

• (just bought this pair on ebay. lets hope my determination to turn them into Ruby slippers 
  does not vanish by the time I get them.)
  step 2:
  paint both shoes red. the type of paint to use depends on the fabric content of the shoes. 
• of course it is quite easier if your perfect pair is already red. for once it makes them 
• a little more perfect & the whole procedure a little less messy ;)
• 
  
  step 3:
  cover one small section of the shoe in glue. do this in smaller sections so that the glue doesn’t dry before you’ve had a chance to add the glitter.
• 
  
  step 4:
  cover the glue immediately with red glitter & shake off any excess glitter.
•  continue gluing section by section adding glitter. 
• let them dry.
• 
  
  step 5:
  hot glue sequins on after the shoes have dried &  add sequins where there are gaps in the glitter.

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There´s no place like home & 
there are no shoes like Ruby Slippers!